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Conditional Cash Transfers, Resources, and Political Participation in Latin America

Do conditional cash transfers (CCTs) lead to increased participation in multiple political activities in Latin America? If CCTs contribute to broad political participation, how do CCTs increase

Solidarity and Fraternity. A new ethical-political key for migrations

political perspective the current debates around the figure of the "crime of solidarity" in France, taking as a starting point the case of Cédric Hérrou, prosecuted and convicted in various instances for ... value when thinking about theoretical dilemmas, as well as the ethical-political power of migrations in the current democratic orders. Keywords solidarity; migrations; politics; disobedience

Solidarity and Fraternity. A new ethical-political key for migrations

political perspective the current debates around the figure of the "crime of solidarity" in France, taking as a starting point the case of Cédric Hérrou, prosecuted and convicted in various instances for ... value when thinking about theoretical dilemmas, as well as the ethical-political power of migrations in the current democratic orders. Keywords solidarity; migrations; politics; disobedience

Who help irregular migrants? Supporters of irregular migrants in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and Turin (Italy)

of irregular migrants and what kind of help they provide. The article asks whether this kind of help should be seen as purely humanitarian or as a form of political action; and describes a scale ... the University of Milan. Department of Social and Political Sciences. Milan, Italy. E-mail: . **Professor of Sociology of Migrations at the University of Milan. Department of Social and Political

The human rights defense of undocumented migrants and refugees in the western border region of Mexico and the USA: Humanitarianism and political influence of the organized civil society

networks and alliances and make a greater political impact. Revisiting the object of study, the “humanitarian reason” of the French sociologist-anthropologist Didier Fassin was taken into account. Thus ...  Civil Society Organizations; Human Rights of Migrants; US-Mexico Border Region; Humanitarianism; Political Incidence Introducción El análisis del presente dossier parte de hallazgos de una

The construction of a political subject. Migrants and struggle for housing in Buenos Aires

Dossiê: “Direito à cidade: segregação e lutas pela cidadania” La construcción de un sujeto político. Migrantes y lucha por la vivienda en Buenos Aires The construction of a political ... ; Vivienda; Judicialización; Subjetividad política; Buenos Aires Abstract This paper seeks to make a contribution to current debates on the political dimensions of migrations and their expressions in

The construction of a political subject. Migrants and struggle for housing in Buenos Aires

This paper seeks to make a contribution to current debates on the political dimensions of migrations and their expressions in urban contexts. It draws from the findings of a research on the ... Dossiê: “Direito à cidade: segregação e lutas pela cidadania” La construcción de un sujeto político. Migrantes y lucha por la vivienda en Buenos Aires The construction of a political

Crisis naturales y textos de emergencia: Cómo leer el sismo del 19 de septiembre de 2017 en la Ciudad de México

one to read not only the seismic event itself but also the tensions and debates surrounding the political context in which it occurred. I propose analyzing the narratives that follow a natural disaster ... conifgurations. I suggest that the physical collapse revealed a new visibility of urban space that simultaneously implied a new legibility of the political space that contains it. - Solo unos días después del

Assessing Evo’s Bolivia: Inclusion, Ethnicity, and Class

Performance in Plurinational Bolivia. By Nancy Postero. Oakland: University of California Press. Pp. xii + 228. $34.95 paperback. ISBN: 9780520294035.   Along the Bolivian Highway: Social Mobility and Political ... Political Arena in Latin America: From Resisting Neoliberalism to the Second Incorporation. Edited by Eduardo Silva and Federico M. Rossi. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press , 2018. Pp. xi 1 Coca Yes

Rifugiato in famiglia. Effetti di sinergia tra istituzione pubblica, privato sociale e cittadinanza: l’esperienza milanese

The article describes the project “Rifugiato in famiglia” promoted by the Municipality of Milan targeted to political refugees aiming to support their integration through hosting in Italian citizens ... collaboration with the Third Sector, supports a different form of Polis care. Keywords reception; family; integration; political refugees 1. Introduzione: l’accoglienza in famiglia Di fronte alle

Refugee in the family. Synergy effects between public institution, social private and citizenship: the Milanese experience

The article describes the project “Rifugiato in famiglia” promoted by the Municipality of Milan targeted to political refugees aiming to support their integration through hosting in Italian citizens ... collaboration with the Third Sector, supports a different form of Polis care. Keywords reception; family; integration; political refugees 1. Introduzione: l’accoglienza in famiglia Di fronte alle

Comparative Orientalism in Latin American Revolutions: Antichinismo of Mexico and El Salvador

subject of continuous debate in Latin American studies. The field of Asian American studies offers a different approach that highlights the political and cultural function of anti-Chinese politics beyond ... ideological formations of Asia and Asians have contributed to the political and cultural life of race in Latin America even when actual populations remained small or nonexistent. By understanding racial

Theory and Practice of Transnationalism: The Political Participation of Nigerian Immigrants in New York City

transnational political participation of Nigerians in New York City and Nigeria. Based on a qualitative study with the migrant community, the article concludes that political transnationalism is limited to a ... participate in Nigeria but limiting their involvement in the United States. Keywords Nigerian immigrants; transnationalism; transnational migration; transmigrants; political participation

Theory and Practice of Transnationalism: The Political Participation of Nigerian Immigrants in New York City

transnational political participation of Nigerians in New York City and Nigeria. Based on a qualitative study with the migrant community, the article concludes that political transnationalism is limited to a ... participate in Nigeria but limiting their involvement in the United States. Keywords Nigerian immigrants; transnationalism; transnational migration; transmigrants; political participation

Self-Governance in Bolivia’s First Indigenous Autonomy: Charagua

novel institutions of self-government to assess how local Guaraní leaders are negotiating autonomy, both externally and internally. The result of those negotiations is a hybrid political system in which ... the assembly expresses a significant form of autonomy that promotes intercultural political participation and enacts Indigenous self-government in ways that are important to Guaraní people. Yet, because

La sub representación de mujeres en gabinetes ministeriales: El caso ecuatoriano en perspectiva comparada, 1979–2015

article shows that the increasing number of legislators and size of the government legislative bloc had a positive effect on the presence of women ministers. In addition, the article discusses the political ... article discusses the political importance of the ministries assigned to women during the period. The main empirical finding is that, despite the drastic increase in women ministers during Rafael Correa's

La defensa de los derechos humanos de migrantes indocumentados y refugiados en la región fronteriza occidental de México y los EEUU: Humanitarismo e incidencia política de la sociedad civil organizada

networks and alliances and make a greater political impact. Revisiting the object of study, the “humanitarian reason” of the French sociologist-anthropologist Didier Fassin was taken into account. Thus ... : Humanitarianism and political influence of the organized civil society Peter Müller*  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7488-007X *Doctor en Ciencias Sociales por El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (El Colef) en

Blood, Nation, Science, and Language: Essentializing Race from the Sixteenth Century to the Present

changed over time, the use of race for political and scientific ends, and the persistence of racial essentialism in the present. The books all pay very close attention to language, and they emphasize ... and Sor Juana to Linnaeus and the US Civil War. They cast new light on the concept of limpieza de sangre and lay out some of the ways that blood was referenced to denote political affiliation with

Investment Treaty Arbitration in Latin America

. First, by focusing on the balance of incentives and opportunities facing political leaders and foreign investors, the study establishes a new basis for understanding the reasons actors opt for the risks ... the analysis of relatively time-invariant structural and institutional conditions and crude indicators to address the role played by the preferences of political actors. Third, by disaggregating

The Individual versus the State: Pre- and Post-Migration Bureaucracy

immigrant) and the state within contemporary democratic regimes of migratory control. Through a political economy lens, I define which political and legal aspects are necessary and sufficient conditions ... Rights in National and Local Elections. European Journal of Political Research, v. 56, n. 3, p. 619-639, 2017. [ Links ] BAUBÖCK, Rainer. Transnational Citizenship: Membership and Rights in